It's an Ad-Free Life.

Is it really an ad-free life? Ads are everywhere, not just on our screens but in flyers, on billboards, literally everywhere. They are really annoying and sometimes they interrupt any video I am watching, which I actually really hate. Also, some pop-up ads cause viruses on my computer or laptop and just are hard to remove without paying a price for an anti-virus.

I really believe that $9.99 is a ridiculous price for just removing ads. However, YouTube, is also adding more features to this new and improved YouTube. Some features that are included are, you can save videos so that you can watch them offline, play videos while the app is exited, watch any YouTube video without ads, and lastly, have access to exclusive videos made by famous YouTubers. With all these additional features, $9.99 is a reasonable cost for it. However I wouldn't buy YouTube Red because ads are not something that I deeply despise, so I wouldn't waste my money on features that do not mean much to me. $9.99 is a lot of money, especially for a young teenager who is just trying to make it in this world. Honestly, I could buy a whole lot with $9.99, for instance, i could buy food, maybe a sweater or even school supplies. Getting rid of ads is not necessary because it's only like one minute so i don't even have to wait that long. But there are people who are really I'm patient and just want the video to begin so i guess that this feature is for them.

Will YouTube earn a lot more money from this feature? My answer is maybe. Some children get really excited when they can go straight to the video and they will beg their parents to buy YouTube Red. I mean, when i was younger, the advertisements and commercials on TV really bothered me because it was a waste of time and all i want to do is watch the program. This funny thing that i did when i was about 5 was turn off the TV then turn it back on thinking the commercial would go away but it was still playing unfortunately. That was how desperate i was to get rid of the ads but now, i just either watch them or distract myself until the show comes back, it is the same situation on YouTube as well. Also, my grandma and parents hate ads so much they always complain about them. So, in that age range, those people could possibly pay that money to have an ad-free program. But i think that they wouldn't care for the other features.

Sometimes, there are ads that have meaning to it and are worth watching. Paying just to get rid of ads that could actually make us think about the world is not the best thing but if that's what viewers want then that's up to them. I just personally think that it is definitely not worth it and i could use that $9.99 on something more important to me.

T.V. is (not) Dead ??

Is T.V. really dead? In my life, yeah it pretty much is. I don't have time to flip through channels just to end up turning it off since all the good shows are not playing, not unless i wanna watch the news but let's be real, the news is kind of depressing. I also have apps on my phone that keep me updated with the local news. For example, on Twitter I just simply follow CP24, or I just download the weather app. A lot of things that are on T.V. can be found on our phone, our phone is basically a smaller version of a T.V but with much more. I guess nowadays, T.V is considered old school since a lot of the older population of the world are not as familiar with the new technology or the new programs such as Netflix, Apple T.V., Popcorn Time and etc. Also, today's youth can easily adapt to the new stuff because I prefer to use this programs instead of watching T.V because I can watch a billion episodes in a row, press play or pause, and if I'm not done the episode I could just watch the rest later. Netflix also offers movies and documentaries so there is a wide variety of things to watch. The only downside is that new episodes that air on T.V. are uploaded on Netflix much later so i have to wait for the next season. But that really isn't a big issue.

From what I've seen, only my dad watches T.V. in my family and he cancelled a lot of the channels that none of us watch anymore. I used to flip through 900 different channels but now, there's only like 100. In the next few years, my parents could possibly just take out the cable box and have the regular, basic channels. When I asked my parents about Netflix, my mom knows how to use it, but my dad has absolutely no clue, so from there I have an idea that many other adults don't know how either. If me or any of my siblings show him how to use a program like Netflix, no one would be using the T.V anymore. Both my parents have smart technology and social media (just Facebook but it keeps them updated) to check local and world news. My mom is beginning to just use the T.V. for Netflix or YouTube, because she doesn't like the programs on T.V. YouTube is a great site for just about any video to every video. I personally understand why she prefers it because YouTube has much more than a T.V. It has original videos, lots of music, tutorials and much more, i can never find that on my T.V. So I can say that the new programs are slowly started to get to the older audience now.

In the next couple of decades, I believe that T.V. will eventually die out because of all the new technology and programs we have. T.V has a lot of downsides that can't compare to YouTube or Netflix.or other programs. Those dreaded commercials are the worse. The one new episode a week are stressful and the late night episodes make me sleepy. T.V. is dying.